Some Caribbean cruises on sale for $60 per day as unexpected side-effect of Cuba travel ban

FILE — The dawn-class cruise ship Norwegian Star, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), moors in the Bay of Cannes on May 13, 2019 on the eve of the opening of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. less

FILE — The dawn-class cruise ship Norwegian Star, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), moors in the Bay of Cannes on May 13, 2019 on the eve of the opening of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival ... more

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FILE — The dawn-class cruise ship Norwegian Star, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), moors in the Bay of Cannes on May 13, 2019 on the eve of the opening of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. less

FILE — The dawn-class cruise ship Norwegian Star, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), moors in the Bay of Cannes on May 13, 2019 on the eve of the opening of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival ... more

Photo: Loic Venance, AFP/Getty Images

Some Caribbean cruises on sale for $60 per day as unexpected side-effect of Cuba travel ban

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Did the Trump administration's recent restrictions on travel to Cuba throw a wrench in your vacation plans? It screwed things up for cruise lines, too, many of which had sold trips with stops in the Caribbean country but will no longer be allowed to stop there.

Now, desperate to fill cabins on those ships, some cruise lines are offering vacations for deep discounts.

Travel site Frommer's originally spotted a deal from Norwegian Cruise Line, which is offering short Caribbean cruises for as low as $60 per day before mandatory taxes and fees (it's around $100 per day when you add those in). The itineraries are three, four or five days each, leaving from Miami or Orlando, with ports around the Bahamas.

But in case the low fares aren't enough to entice people, Norwegian is adding another bonus: free open bar.